Fastener



June 18, 1929. c. E. DODD 1,718,124

FASTENER Filed March 6, 1925 Patented June 18, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. DODD, OF WILLIAMSPOR'I, PENNSYLVANIA.

FASTENER.

Application filed March 6, 1925. Serial No. 13,468.

My invention relates to an improvement in fasteners.

This improved fastener may be used for various purposes; for example inone form as a paper-fastener; in another, as a box lid support; and instill another form as a hanger. In fact it might be employed in a stillgreater variety of uses, as it consists of a spring clip of peculiarconstruction which insures a r1gid hold upon the material or articlepinched between the spring-jaws coinposing themain portion of it.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a view in perspective showing it applied to a paper box of onedesign;

Fig. 2 is an end view;

Fig. 3 is a side view with a portion broken away at the center to allowfor enlargement; v

Fig. 4 is a view of a hanger V Fig. 5 is a perspective showing thedevice applied to a slightly different form of box- 'lid from that shownin Fig. 1.

Referring to Figs. 1, 3 and 5, the numeral 1 illustrates the center ofthe wire forming the box-lid support, 2 being the body of the box, and 3the lid. This lid, in the form shown in Fig. 1, has a'flange 4, therebeing none in the box-lid shown in Fig. 5'. In the a rigid hold upon anyobject sprung form of device shown in Figs. '1 and 3, the

device terminates at each end in an acute angle, as viewed in Fig, 3, toaccommodate the relative position of the box and box-lid;

The clip portion itself is formed by bending the wire into -twospring'aws or members 5 and 6, as shown in detai in Fig. 2. Themember 6is'bowed or curved inwardly, and the-main portion of the member 5 isstraight. This constitutes the most essential feature of the presentinvention,

The convex curvature 7 forming a grippin surface of sufficient areaalways to take between the two spring members or jaws, takes care of thevarying thicknesses without appreciably changing the amount of grippingarea, for while the straight portion 6 remains more or less constant inits gripping action, the active ripping area of the curved surface 7 maychange slightly throughout its length according to-the thickness of theobject pinched or gripped between the two members or jaws.

The eye 8 gives both the required resiliency and rigidity, andsufficient length of area to permit of the go and come of the jaws, andto provide a constant pressure upon the object held between them.

The. convergence at the open end forms a guide for the entrance of theobject held.

\Vith a device of this character, the object 4 to be held is firmly andsecurely fastened, and the spreading of the aws with the gripping of theobj cct does not lessen the area of gripping surface, in which respectthis device differs radically from one in which there is no curvaturesuch as illustrated at 7 in the spring jaw or member 6.

In Figures 1 and 5, the gripping device is disposed to suit therequirements of the two different forms of boxes and box-lids. In Fig.4, the center 9 is bent into a V-shape, and an eye 10 is formed to,eonstitute a convenie'nt form of hanger.

This constitutes a simple, inexpensive, and efficient fastening meansfor a variety of purposes, not only thoseillustrated and described, butan infinite variety of other uses.

I claim: 1

1. A box lidholder comprising clasps, each of said clasps having sidemembers forming clamping jaws joined together at their oute'r'ends,and-open at their inner ends to receive a portion of an article to befastened therein, the open end of each of the. clasps being joined tothe open end of the other clasp, the open mouths of said clasps beingarranged approximately in the same plane.

2. A box lid holder of the character de- In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

CHARLES E. DODD.

